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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fairfax House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman House
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword